Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Auction of 15-Year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTB) was held on Tuesday, officials said.
Of which 11bids amounting total of BDT 3.75 billion were offered against pre-targeted amount of BDT 5.0 billion. Of those, two bids amounting total of BDT 380 million were accepted and BDT 2.12 billion was distributed among primary dealers (PDs).
Accordingly, BDT 2.50 billion was devolved on Bangladesh Bank.
“The coupon rate of the accepted bids was 11.8000 percent per annum,” the auction result said.
The central bank of Bangladesh earlier selected 15 PDs -- 12 commercial banks and three non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) -- to deal with government securities in the secondary market.
Currently, four government bonds - five-year, 10-year, 15-year and 20-year -are being traded in the markets.
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